The Best Episodes of Last of the Summer Wine Season 26

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(38 votes)

   #1 - Available for Weddings

   S26:E64/24/2005

   After Clegg ends up with his foot in a plaster and an arm in a sling after a bike trip with Billy & Alvin, Truly and the Boys try to invent a bike that also an ATV. Barry gets bit by the camping bug.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Writer:Roy Clarke
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   7.1/10(38 votes)

   #2 - Watching the Clock

   S26:E23/20/2005

   Clegg climbs an old tree to prove that the town clock from a nearby village can be seen from its height. scared of heights, Truly, Alvin, Billy and Howard have to get him down.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Writer:Roy Clarke
3. 

   7.1/10(41 votes)

   #3 - Who's That Mouse in the Poetry Group?

   S26:E54/17/2005

   Smiler pretends to be an intellectual in an attempt to enchant Marina. Howard, a simple thinker, wants to keep an eye on them at the poetry group without being seen so, foolishly, he goes along with Truly's idea.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   7.1/10(36 votes)

   #4 - Little Orphan Howard

   S26:E105/29/2005

   Truly leads the enquiries into the whereabouts of a Co-op Manager who was a tyrant when Clegg worked there.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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5. 

   7.0/10(43 votes)

   #5 - The Swan Man Of Ilkley

   S26:E13/13/2005

   Lennie from the pickle factory, who has visions of sailing the canals in a swan boat, unwisely allows Clegg, Truly, Alvin and Billy to help him on his way. But a passing narrowboat puts paid to his dream.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   7.0/10(41 votes)

   #6 - Hermione (The Short Course)

   S26:E44/10/2005

   Smiler is more miserable than usual. He's pining for Hermione, a woman he met the night before.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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7. 

   7.0/10(38 votes)

   #7 - The McDonaghs of Jamieson Street

   S26:E75/1/2005

   Smiler regrets never having taken up the offer from Mavis McDonagh to look her up sometime. Truly, Alvin and Billy go on the trail to track her down. With the help Nora and Ivy, they find out that the woman had lived in Jamieson Street, now renamed Pepworth Street. So they go knocking on doors.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   6.9/10(40 votes)

   #8 - Has Anyone Seen a Peruvian Wart?

   S26:E33/27/2005

   Nora Batty finds herself the target of a notorious womaniser after she garners his attention with her baked goods.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   6.9/10(38 votes)

   #9 - The Afterthoughts of a Co-op Manager

   S26:E85/8/2005

   Clegg is trying to remember the name of a particularly obnoxious superior of his, from his days working in the Co-op.

   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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    6.9/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Lot Number 8

    S26:E95/15/2005

    Overcome by the smell of a real bargain, Auntie Wainwright has made a successful bid at the auction rooms.

    Director:Alan J.W. Bell

    Writer:Roy Clarke

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    Writer:Roy Clarke